Newsletter 112

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A newsletter containing news, views, articles, investigative stories in the field of

Right to Information

From

Around the World

Issue No: 112

E - Alert

Issue Date: 30-11-2015

 

 

India

In the last 10 years, CTU buses killed 121 people in accidents

The Indian Express

According to information procured under the Right to Information Act, the CTU buses have been involved in 246 road accidents, killing a total of 121 ...

 

India

CIC returns 9000 RTI appeals due to 'deficiency'

Daily News & Analysis

The already frustrating process of getting information through the Right to Information Act has hit another road block. And that is of returning of the ...

 

India

Sangrur council fails to place use of Rs 8 crore on record

Hindustan Times

In April this year, BJP leader Punia filed an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act with the local body authority wanting to know the details ...

 

UK

Flat rate fees for Freedom of Information requests would be 'disproportionate'

Telegraph.co.uk

Introducing flat rate fees for people to make requests under the Freedom of Information Act would be "disproportionate", the UK's data watchdog has ...

 

USA

Child sex offenders largest group of inmates in military prisons – report

RT

With information obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, AP uncovered that out of the 1,233 inmates in US military prisons, 61 percent were ...

 

India

Ministers Furnish Own Homes at Government's Expense

The New Indian Express

According to documents obtained under the Right to Information Act (RTI), 40 functionaries have spent `2.71 crore of tax-payers' money.

 

Italy

Vatican to try five, including reporters, over leaks scandal

Reuters

"The Italian constitution guarantees the right to information and expression but the Vatican is a state with no right to information," he said. "If they think ...

 

Pakistan

Raising concerns: 'RTI bill is similar version of old Sindh Freedom of Information law'

The Express Tribune

KARACHI: The Coalition on Transparency and Access to Information (C-TAI) criticised the information ministry's draft for the Right to Information (RTI) ...

 

India

RTI blows lid off encroachment nexus in Ludhiana

Times of India

LUDHIANA: A piece of information obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act has blown the lid off the alleged nexus between some building ...

 

UK

Why governments think that freedom of information is for nincompoops

The Conversation UK

Tony Blair went from being a champion of transparency in 1997 to calling himself a “nincompoop” for passing a Freedom of Information Act in 2010.

 

India

Enforcement of RTI law in Punjab being impeded

The News International

... has complained that non-serious attitude of public bodies is impeding the implementation of Right to Information (RTI) law in the province, urging the ...

 

India

Law students move Delhi HC seeking harmonization of HC's RTI Rules with RTI Act

Bar & Bench

... Delhi High Court in order to bring about compatibility between the Delhi High Court RTI Rules and the Rules of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

 

India

Maharashtra government spent no money on advertising RTI Act, reveals RTI

Daily News & Analysis

... the Right To Information (RTI) Act. As per an application filed by Pune-based activist S Repale, the government spent no money at all on advertising ...

 

India

NCC cadets exploit loophole to bag medical seats

The Hindu

Documents furnished under the RTI (Right to Information) Act have revealed the ease in getting admission to medical seats by “parachuting” to a ...

 

UK

Number of harmful mistakes in Scotland's ailing NHS has almost doubled under the SNP

Express.co.uk

Following a Freedom of Information request, 12 of Scotland's 14 health boards revealed details of 152,599 adverse events in the 12 months to ...

 

UK

Malnutrition causing thousands of hospital admissions

BBC News

Freedom of Information (FOI) figures show a rise of 259 between the 43 trusts compared with three years ago. A food bank charity said it feared ...

 

India

Shocking: Exchequer pays Rs 30 lac/month for Karnataka Governor's luxurious lifestyle

Oneindia

A Right to Information (RTI) petition has brought the expenses of the Rajbhavan into the spotlight. The RTI papers are in the possession of OneIndia.

 

UK

How students use FOI to investigate their universities

The Guardian

These are just some of the ways that students are using freedom of information (FOI) requests to find out eye-opening facts about their universities' ...

 

UK

Appeals Court Rules Memos on Targeted Killings Can Stay Classified

New York Times

A Freedom of Information Act lawsuit forced the Obama administration last year to reveal a secret memo that authorized the killing of the ...

 

India

2500 vehicles rusting with Gurgaon police

Hindustan Times

... cases or accidents, are rusting away at different police stations in the city, according to a reply given by the police under the Right to Information Act.

 

Pakistan

Effective steps bring dengue deaths to zero in KP so far

The News International

For next two years, not a single dengue related death was reported officially, according to documents released under the KP right to information law.

 

Pakistan

Revealing govt payments to lawyers not in public interest: Ministry

The News International

Incidentally, a Right to Information activist, Zahid Abdullah had filed a similar kind of request in 2008 seeking details of the lawyers engaged from ...

 

India

5 use RTI for 'blackmailing' builders, booked

ETRealty.com

Police have booked five men from Kharar for allegedly procuring information about anomalies in building projects in Punjab using Right to Information ...

 

India

cases, reveals RTI

Daily News & Analysis

The varsity has already spent crores to fight them, revealed a reply to the Right to Information (RTI) application filed by Pune-based Vihar Durve.

 

Pakistan

CGPA scorecard reveals poor implementation of KP RTI Law

Business Recorder (press release) (registration) (blog)

Nowshera and D I Khan have turned out to be the best performers in implementation of the KP Right to Information (RTI) Laws while Chitral and Upper ...

 

India

CIC and state information commissions want a legal filter in RTI act

Economic Times

... commissions want the government to introduce a legal filter in the Right to Information Act to sift out vexatious, flippant and frivolous applications.

 

India

Couple donates land to 13 homeless families

onmanorama

Idamaruku identified the homeless families in his village through a Right to Information application. He is donating prime property with road access ...

 

India

RTI helps retired professor get gold medal after 44 years

Times of India

Last year, on the advice of some friends, he filed an application under Right to Information (RTI) in LU seeking information on whether medals can be ...

 

UK

Mail on Sunday wins battle to expose Prince's secret eco lobbying of Ministers

Daily Mail

... environmental issues have been covered up by the Government – despite the Freedom of Information watchdog ruling they should be made public.

 

India

Role Model Disabled Person Award presented to Diethono Nakhro from Nagaland

thenortheasttoday.com

She also actively uses the Right to Information Act to bring attention to the complete lack of accessibility in government offices and other public places ...

 

India

RTI query has exposed Rs100 cr scam in GHMC'

Times of India

The irregularity , according to party general secretary G S Sambi Reddy came to light when he sought information under the Right to Information (RTI) ...

 

Pakistan

Right to information, wrongs of implementation

The Express Tribune

The first-ever right to information law in the country was promulgated in the shape of the Freedom of Information Ordinance 2002 by a military dictator, ...

 

Pakistan

Judicial academy asked to share details of promotions

Dawn

LAHORE: The Punjab Information Commission (PIC) has dismissed an objection petition, asking the Punjab Judicial Academy (PJA) to provide

 

 

 

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